Unit 1 History, Perspectives and Methods 

Wednesday Sept 2nd
-Introductions
-Syllabus/summer reading
--Who are we now?

Thursday Sept 3rd
-Preview the year
-Books
-Definition of Psychology
-1st Project assignment

Friday September 4th
-Methods - Experimentation Basics
-Design an experiment to explain a claim of ESP

Tuesday September 8
-Experimentation


Wednesday September 9
-Notes: Roots of Psychology
Homework-
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/01/opinion/psychology-is-not-in-crisis.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/28/science/many-social-science-findings-not-as-strong-as-claimed-study-says.html
-pick 3-5 passages you believe are most significant/important/troubling
-Come prepared with some discussion questions (connections, concerns, areas and avenues for further research
Graded Discussion on Thursday

Thursday September 10th
Discussion- What can we make from the recent findings of the Reproductibility Project?
Notes- History of Psych Intro
Introduce Project: Visual Metaphor of Psychology Landscape and History

Friday September 11th
Review
Continue notes- History of Psych Intro
Brainstorm Project ideas

Monday September 14th
Notes 6 Psychological Perspectives
Develop Project

Tuesday September 15th
Cloud
Project work

Wednesday September 16th
Finish Projects

Thursday September 17th
Project Presentations and Discussion

Friday September 18th
Project Reflections
Reading: Being Sane in Insane Places

Monday September 21
Mr Kain not in class
Review unit for Wednesday's quiz
Finish Reading

Tuesday September 22nd
Circle Discussion on Being Sane in Insane Places
-participatory observation

Wednesday September 23rd
Quiz on Unit 1 History, Perspectives and Methods

Thursday September 24th
Summer Reading Quiz - Freakanomics
Discussion about where to go next